Session: JoomlaTM CMS Kickstart 3 - Joomla Templates and Extensions
Instructor: Kendall Cabe and Nick Martinelli
Training Track: Joomla! Core CMS
Audience: Administrators, Businesspeople, Content Creators, Developers
The Joomla Templates and Extensions session is the third of four Joomla CMS Kickstart sessions, created to get the new Joomla user up to speed on the basics. During this primer session, we will cover definition of terms (template, extentions, component, module, plug-in, etc), how Joomla handles templates and extensions to display content, time-saving tricks of the trade for Joomla templates and more. There will be ample time for Q & A.
Joomla Templates and Extensions Key Points:
- What is a Joomla "template?"
- How to install a Joomla template
- How to configure a Joomla template
- Extension types - components, modules & plug-Ins
- Module positions: What are they and how to use them
- Extension installation and configuration
Learn the very basics of how to install and configure templates and extensions using Joomla during this information-packed 90-minute CMS KickStart Session!
Prerequisite: This session is designed for new Joomla users, so there is no prerequisite. We suggest that you attend all sessions in the Joomla CMS KickStart Program on Monday, May 3rd to gain adequate knowledge of Joomla to get the most out of the sessions that follow on Tuesday and Wednesday.